straight to your inbox Manchester City’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid will go ahead as scheduled despite the government’s clampdown on people travelling from Spain.
The UK decided yesterday to impose restrictions on anyone arriving in the country from Spain following a spike in coronavirus cases, requiring them to self-isolate for 14 days after touching down.
That immediately aroused fears that the second leg of City 's last 16 tie against the newly-crowned Spanish champions might be in doubt.
The game is set for Friday, August 7, and if the Real Madrid squad had been subject to the new rules, they would not even be able to play on that date if they had flown out instantly.The rules have angered thousands of British.